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Main Entry:	bone [bohn] Show IPA/boʊn/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	piece of animate skeleton
Synonyms:	bony process, cartilage, ossein, osseous matter

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Example Sentences

As a result, the bone beneath the cartilage changes and develops bony overgrowth.

And in one operation, a disfigured boy received tissue-engineered cartilage to.

In the ring digit, testosterone stimulates cell division, building up cartilage and bone to make the digit longer.

As a result, the bone beneath the cartilage changes and develops bony overgrowth.

And in one operation, a disfigured boy received tissue-engineered cartilage to.

In the ring digit, testosterone stimulates cell division, building up cartilage and bone to make the digit longer.

As anyone with cartilage damage from a sports injury knows, there's not a whole lot doctors can do to help.

Chimaeras have cartilage instead of bone for skeletons, as do sharks.

In between bones, the rubbery substance that absorbs shock and facilitates movement without injury is cartilage.

Knee microfracture surgery is a common procedure used to repair damaged knee cartilage.

It probably outlined the piece of torn cartilage that was laying in the spot it was torn from.

The cartilaginous fish, so-called because cartilage formed their skeletons, later gave rise to sharks and rays.

Long bones grow from the cartilage found at either end.

Cartilage injuries, though, are even tougher to treat.

Costochondritis is an inflammation of a rib or the cartilage connecting a rib.

There seems to be some cartilage where the ear drum would have been.

Because it hasn't developed enough stiff, mineralized cartilage yet.

Some eat shark cartilage, while others prefer chick cartilage.

Fluid in the joints may decrease, and the cartilage may begin to rub together and erode.

Pick the crabmeat over to remove excess shells and cartilage.

Of course, it could turn out to be another shark cartilage claim.

After a decade, replacement cartilage can wear away, too.

What a customer sees at a fish market is a skinned and cleaned wing, usually on the cartilage.

Next he soaks the creatures in a stain that dyes the cartilage blue.

Osteotomy is a surgical procedure used to realign bone and cartilage and reposition the joint.

These manipulations together changed the chick's patterns of bone and cartilage growth.

Cartilage replacement is much easier on the patient, both the surgery and recovery.

Biological dyes color their bones red and cartilage blue.

The surgeon removes the deformed cartilage and leaves the rib lining in place.

Unlike bony fish, the cartilage of shark skeleton requires especially fortuitous conditions for fossilization to occur.

Despite two operations, the frayed cartilage in her knee forced her to give up sports and when she walked, she limped.

These cells are already used to repair cartilage and bone defects.

Inside the sac is a transparent cartilage that acts as though it is made of plastic.

Cartilage injuries are one thing, but ligaments are quite another.

When the cartilage that cushions bones wears away, it does not grow back.

Still others boast unparalleled powers of recovery or regrow lost cartilage.

Rodeo performed arthroscopic surgery to clean out the loose bodies and smooth the surfaces of the bones to prevent cartilage loss.

The team described it as a minimally displaced nasal fracture with displaced cartilage.

As people get older their cartilage tends to become softer and more subject to being abraded by normal wear and exercise.

Mesoblast has developed a method of using adult stem cells to repair broken bones and cartilage.

Vertebrae in the spinal column are separated from each other by small cushions of cartilage known as intervertebral disks.

Such claims infuriate researchers because scientific proof that commercial shark cartilage works against cancer is lacking.

Cartilage helps protect bone by cushioning it from shocks.

Cartilage normally protects a joint, allowing it to move smoothly.

Osteoarthritis is a degeneration of the cartilage that normally acts as cushioning between bones.

Cartilage between the joints of the spine is destroyed and extra bone growth or bone spurs develop.

But it is a shark-a kind of fish with cartilage rather than bone for a skeleton-a slow-moving, polka-dotted, deep-diving shark.

Perichondritis is an infection of the skin and tissue surrounding the cartilage of the outer ear.

The first task was determining the extent of cartilage which capped the nasal bones in life.

Cartilage is the material that helps cushion and cover the area where bones.

Over time, special cells called osteoblasts turn the soft cartilage into hard bone.

First was determining the extent of nasal cartilage that would have been present in life.

Arthritic knees with major cartilage degeneration are not ideal candidates, either.

Pounding timpani and crashing cymbals rattled my cartilage.

Later will come stem-cell trials to replace bone and cartilage and to better target bone-marrow transplants to treat leukemia.

But scientists have been unsure exactly what in the cartilage and joints the immune cells are attacking.

The epiglottis is flap of cartilage located in the throat behind the tongue and in front of the larynx.

From some he had collected molars, and from others cartilage.

The cartilage is folded to reshape the ear, bringing it closer to the head.

Sometimes the surgeon will cut the cartilage before folding.

On resuming activity, the cartilage surfaces at first rub against each other without ideal lubrication.

The cartilage was turned up in the examination, and the decision was made to operate immediately.

These instruments can be used to remove bits of cartilage or bone, take a tissue biopsy, or perform other minor surgery.

My navarin of lamb is made with lamb breast, including bones and cartilage.

To make a windpipe, for instance, the engineers seed a rigid scaffold with cartilage cells outside and respiratory cells inside.

The vertebrae are separated by flat pads of cartilage that cushion them.

Cartilage is the firm, rubbery tissue that cushions your bones at the joints, and allows.

Prolonged inflammation destroys the cartilage and weakens the ligaments of the joint and may damage the tendons.

Darling was scheduled last week for surgery, which will involve the removal of chips and torn cartilage.

Remove the translucent cartilage in the center of the body.

Knee joint replacement surgery involves removing damaged cartilage and bone in the knee joint.

If using second joints, too, cut through cartilage at one end of each.

It may also help improve the strength and elasticity of knee cartilage.

The club said in a statement that a routine follow-up on his knee revealed cartilage damage.

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